Elisa’s Day

another one survived ! this year everyone came here, which was especially nice for us being the only ones with small kids and a baby. at full attendance we think we’re around 35? but we have already gotten the whole family together twice this summer so not everyone made the trek for thanksgiving this year. we had about 25 this year. our great room still has all the furniture pushed to the sides with four full sized tables set up in the middle. the kids enjoyed having their own personal tables to sit at for cereal this morning.

even with two ovens and stoves, it was still madness at the end to get everything ready and on the tables, partly due to the fact that we had our very own turkeys, and so with 25 people we felt we had to cook two to be on the safe side. so we had a turkey in each oven. but everyone still pretty much ate at the same time. grandpa made one of the ducks too, i didn’t try it, but word on the street was it was good. i ate a small bit of stuffing, with hopes miss molly won’t pay too much ( and make me pay ). to compensate i passed completely on the super garlicky caesar salad…..the things we do for babies!

the girls had so much fun. it’s exciting for me to see them getting older and more comfortable with everyone. they love love love playing with all my teenage cousins, and they all play with them tirelessly, that is a good bunch of teenagers i tell you. they are all so great with my girls it’s crazy. we did have plans to set the playstation up for teenagers after dinner, but apparently too much fun was being had with the connect four and perfection games to care. ( the perfection game is old school, found at value village and then ryan managed to get it working when it was discovered to not in fact work )

the baby was passed around endlessly, and everyone marvelled at how big she seems already. the girls shamelessly hawked their school fundraiser magazines and received many compliments on their paper bag turkey centerpieces and fall coloured paper chains strung up everywhere. just a great day.

and this afternoon we’re off to my dad’s, for ham instead of another turkey. but first i think there is a piece of pumpkin pie with my name on it. holidays mean pie for breakfast around the harmer family.